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INTRO
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Lately I've been noticing
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I say the same things he used to say,
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And I even find myself acting the very same way.
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I tap my fingers on the table to the rhythm in my soul,
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When I look in the mirror, he's right there in my eyes,
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The older I get, the more I can see,
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How much he loved my mother and my brother and me.
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And he did the best that he could,
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And I only hope when I have my own family
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That every day I see a little more of my father in me.
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There were times I thought he was bein' just a little bit hard on me.
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But now I understand he was makin' me
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Become the man he knew that I could be.
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In everything he ever did, he always did with love,
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When somebody says 'I hope I get to meet your dad',
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The older I get, the more I can see,
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How much he loved my mother and my brother and me.
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And he did the best that he could,
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And I only hope when I have my own family
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That every day I see a little more of my father in me.
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He's in my eyes, my heart, my soul,
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My hands, my pride,
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And when I feel alone and I think I can't go on,
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I hear him sayin' 'Son, you'll be alright,
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Everything's gonna be alright'.
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INSTRUMENTAL
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The older I get, the more I can see,
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How much he loved my mother and my brother and me.
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And he did the best that he could,
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And I only hope when I have my own family
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That every day I see, oh I hope I see,
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I hope every day I see a little more of my father in me.
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A little more of my father in me.
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I hope everyday I see in me,
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In me,
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In me,
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I hope everyday I see,
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A little more of my father in me.